NBA Trade Rumors: 3 Players the Los Angeles Lakers need to avoid ahead of the trade deadline

#1 Kevin Love

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Kevin Love and LeBron James spent four successful years together in Cleveland, and ever since LeBron left for the purple and gold of Los Angeles, a future reunion between the All-Star duo has been muted.

Despite signing a new contract less than 8 months ago, Love's days in Cleveland already appear numbered, as the team is currently undergoing a major rebuild. Love increasingly looks like a relic of Cleveland's past, and the team is reportedly open to offers for the player who helped the team win the 2016 Championship.

There is little doubt that Love is one the best player's that the Lakers could acquire before the trade window closes, however, Love is already the wrong side of 30 and it has already been proven that the duo of Love and LeBron can't defeat the Warriors. Ultimately, the Lakers need to look towards younger targets as they build for the future.